Lock You In My Heart
Chapter 18
Gabrielle's eyebrows shot up in bewilderment, and her mouth was agape with pure astonishment. What did Westley mean by that?
What was he trying to insinuate by saying that she was hurrying to drive him away as soon as Lance got there? Wasn't he the one who didn't want to be with the Jones in the first place?
All she wanted to do was grant his wishes and her intentions had nothing to do with Lance.
It was plain to see that Westley had quite a troublesome imagination. In his own twisted way, he would cut someone down to size because of his own insecurities and his own personal issues.
"Westley, I am appalled that you could even think of me in that way. Why do you have to get my Cousin involved in this? It is..."
"I promised Grandma that I would have lunch here, so I intend to keep that promise,"
Westley cut her short.
Gabrielle was at a loss and she decided to swallow the rest of her words, realizing that it was futile to argue with this man.
'Just forget about it. There's no use arguing anymore. It's up to him whether he wants to leave or stay, ' she told herself.
Wendy led Lance and Mindy in, and the expressions on their two were complex.
"Westley, Gabrielle, it's time for lunch." Wendy cast a glance at Gabrielle, motioning her to take good care of this gentleman.
"Westley, please follow me to the dining room." Gabrielle stood up and looked at Westley in a dignified manner, but in his eyes, everything she did was hypocritical and pretentious.
Westley refrained from making any snide remarks as he stood up, but he still cast a cold glare at Gabrielle.
Gabrielle's acquiescence and the way she humbled herself to him made Westley feel good about himself, even more so when he sensed Lance's irritation towards him.
Although Lance was Bryce's cousin, he and Gabrielle weren't related by blood. As such, even if there was something romantic going on between them, it wouldn't raise any concerns.
paper, she was still his wife. No one was allowed to covet anything that belonged Westley's. If Lance was indeed interested in Gabrielle, he could only have her after Westley was finished with
keep me standing here!" Westley grunted
face flushed red as she stared at him in baffled confusion, then
one thought in
ends of the long table, while Mindy and Lance sat across Westley and Gabrielle respectively. Although there were two
couldn't take her eyes off of Westley,
sit still when she had her eyes on
easy for Mindy to flirt with Westley, mostly due to his cold and unapproachable personality. She feared that she should freeze
favorite—spareribs with sweet and sour sauce. Eat more!" A few pieces of spareribs
looked
him,
do you want to eat? I haven't seen you in over a month and you look like you've lost some weight." Lance's tone was full of concern, however, it sounded completely beyond the
"Thank you, Lance,
more than a month. You must be tired of all the foreign food. I'm sure you've missed a good home cooked meal," said Gabrielle, as she picked up a piece of sparerib and put it into
was filled with more spareribs, some
"Lance, please help yourself..."
child all the time. She is a married woman now. I'm sure she can eat by herself," said Wendy. She noticed
to annoy Westley as it wouldn't bode well for neither
more food?" Gabrielle could sense the foreboding aura of the man sitting next to her and the
fond of Lance at all and she feared that if Lance continued to act like that in front of him, Westley would throw his
his life was now in the
about that," said Westley, as
high cheekbones, full lips, heart shaped face. In fact, she could have done
the
I forget, Westley? We just got married three days ago. I would have to have suffered a terrible memory loss to forget that we are newlyweds." Gabrielle looked at
angry that she